Memories - Onitsuka Corsair

In 1968, Nike co-founder Bill
Bowerman designed the Onitsuka Corsair with "total toe to heel" cushioning, an innovation in
training shoes for runners. (In retrospect... compared to the thin-soled, rock-hard training
shoes that predated the Corsair.)

When
Nike and Onitsuka parted ways in 1972, Nike brought out the very similar
Nike Cortez.

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